For six years, Patrice Loving lived inside a marriage that started like a fairytale and turned into a private kind of hell. Mentally, physically, and emotionally abused by the man who swore he loved her, Patrice learned how to survive by going quiet, hiding her pain, and planning her escape in silence. Pregnant and living with MS, she finally runs in the middle of the night with nothing but the money she stashed and the strength Carmari Davis never realized she still had. Then she lands in the life of Hazel "Menace" Knight a ruthless street nigga who never pretends to be anything other than what he is. Menace doesn't sell Patrice pretty lies or polished promises. What he gives her is harder, rougher, and realer: protection, honesty, and a love that shows up every day for her and the baby she carries. But with Carmari still hunting for the woman he thought he broke, Menace is ready to become every bit of the menace they say he is to make sure Patrice and Halo stay his.

When platinum-selling rapper Psalm St. James meets Allure Lux and Solar Brownie at his thirtieth birthday party, the attraction is instant-and completely unexpected. Allure, a sought-after video vixen, and Solar, one of the industry's highest-paid dancers, have been best friends for years. They've never shared a man, never wanted the same man, and never imagined the one person who could change that would be Psalm. But instead of forcing a choice, the three of them discover a love none of them saw coming. Their relationship remains a secret until a private tape leaks online, turning them into the internet's biggest scandal overnight. Suddenly, fans, blogs, and gossip pages are convinced someone is being cheated on, someone is secretly jealous, and their love is doomed to fail. But while the world judges what it saw on camera, only Psalm, Allure, and Solar know the truth behind the lens.